Studio Matthews

Introducing #TheEight, a new building at the intersection of NE 8th and 108th in #Bellevue, WA. We designed the chic signage system responding to the impeccable architectural and interior finishes of the communal spaces. The polished interior and exterior sign family appears throughout the ground and amenity floors. The layered forms bring The Eight’s 2D brand to life. View the full project here — https://lnkd.in/gav239mb . . . Skanska #DevelopedbySkanska #VisualCommunicationDesign #GraphicDesign?? #VisualDesign #DesignInspiration #SignageDesign?? #WayfindingDesign?? #EnvironmentalDesign?? #EnvironmentalGraphics #WorkplaceSignage

Across two food halls on this high tech campus, we designed a sign system to reflect the culinary variety on offer while also providing visual cohesion. To create the underlying consistency a single typeface is used throughout, but with a wide range of weights and styles. No stone was left unturned in the design process, down to the unique attachments that our team chose to complement each sign. See the full project here —?https://lnkd.in/gKFpK_3q . . . #EnvironmentalDesign #VisualDesign #Design #Wayfinding #SignageDesign #VisualCommunication #BuiltEnvironment

Woo! Our exhibition “Give Me a Sign” at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum has won a prestigious SEGD Global Design Award. The exhibition celebrated the “Symbol Sourcebook” by Henry Dreyfuss. This iconic catalogue of universally recognized symbols also describes some of the first efforts to create a shared visual language that anyone around the world can understand. To reference the gridded interiors of the book and to protect the historic Carnegie Mansion in which the museum is housed, we designed freestanding, modular structures to hold all of the content. The exhibition wrapped up at the end of August, view the full project here — https://lnkd.in/dQG35AHk

Nice! We’ve won an SEGD Global Design Award for our sustainable exhibition design, “What Do You Make of This?” This exhibition, held at the @#JacobLawrenceGallery at the University of Washington, celebrates three threads that tie together the work of Kristine Matthews and Studio Matthews: #sustainability, audience participation, and #inclusivedesign. UW - School of Art + Art History + Design UW Division of Design, School of Art + Art History + Design Photos by Natalie O'Rourke View the full project here — https://lnkd.in/gutMT35t

Hurray! Our exhibition design, “Give Me a Sign: The Language of Symbols,” at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum has won a 365: AIGA Year in Design award! Jurors assessed 506 entries from more than 26 countries, including the United States, Canada, Singapore, Australia, Taiwan, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Mexico, Colombia, Georgia, Kenya, Japan, United Kingdom, and more. In this veritable Design Olympics, we were thrilled to contribute one of the 54 winning entries — selected to represent excellence in design.

Kudos to our friends at Side x Side Architects who have won two AIAWA Civic Design Awards for their transformative work on White Center Food Bank and Station Space, hurray! We also launched their brand new website last week, check it out now — https://lnkd.in/gnVwEMg8 . . . #Branding #WebsiteDesign #DigitalDesign #VisualCommunicationDesign #BrandDesign #GraphicDesign #BrandIdentity #ReBrand #Design

Across two food halls on this high tech campus, the theme ‘urban food’ inspired the original black and white illustrations that weave throughout the space. Food references here, there, and everywhere pop up in cityscapes that also feature some familiar landmarks throughout the world, and weave into even the smallest niches throughout the buildings. To create just one of these larger-than-life original illustrations we drew almost half a mile of digital paths. That’s 22,000 individuals paths, and 255,000 points (not that we’re counting)! See the full project on our website, https://lnkd.in/gKFpK_3q

We’re launching our latest project: environmental graphics, signage, and installations across an ambitious 17-building, 70-acre expansion of a global tech company’s campus in Redmond, Washington. We collaborated with LMN Architects on four of these new buildings, and worked closely with Graham Baba Architects who led the design of two expansive food halls. Up first we’re showcasing the food halls, which together cover over 90,000 square feet. Offerings from over 30 vendors range from “Local Flavors” (supporting northwest businesses), to tasty fare from around the world. Amidst expansive original illustrations and a comprehensive signage system, we designed distinctive installations to invite staff to sit back, relax, and know that — whatever the flavor — it’s all good. See the full project on our website — https://lnkd.in/gKFpK_3q

Hurray! Our exhibition design, “Give Me a Sign: The Language of Symbols,” at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum has just won a 365: AIGA Year in Design award! #AIGA365?is a top-tier annual competition that celebrates the passion, hard work, and dedication of today’s design community. Taking a 360-degree view of design over the past year, the competition recognizes excellence and innovation across all categories of communication design, from print to web; in physical and virtual forms. Jurors assessed 506 entries from more than 26 countries, including the United States, Canada, Singapore, Australia, Taiwan, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Mexico, Colombia, Georgia, Kenya, Japan, United Kingdom, and more. In this veritable Design Olympics, we were thrilled to contribute one of the 54 winning entries — selected to represent excellence in design. See more about the award here —?https://lnkd.in/gHzC5-Ds AIGA Design #AIGA365 #ExhibitionDesign #EnvironmentalDesign

This fall, UPrep Seattle students will return to an expanded campus with the new interdisciplinary ULab building, featuring a light-filled atrium, communal working spaces, and an engaging signage system. Mithun, who has worked with UPrep for over a decade, brought us on board to design the signage for this new flagship building and at the same time create a campus-wide signage masterplan. The 39,000 sq ft ULab project adds almost a full acre to the school’s existing 2.5 acre campus in north Seattle. See more about this project on our site — https://lnkd.in/gdjteW-m . . . #Illustration #VisualCommunicationDesign #GraphicDesign?? #ExhibitionDesign?? #CommunicationArts #VisualDesign #DesignInspiration #VisualCommunicationDesign #CommunicationArts?? #SignageDesign?? #LogoDesign #WayfindingDesign?? #InterpretationDesign #WayfindingSignage?? #InteractiveDesign #InstallationDesign #EnvironmentalDesign?? #EnvironmentalGraphics